Paola Flores reports for AP via Belleville News-Democrat: AP PHOTOS: Bolivian craftsman restores baby Jesus figurines In this Dec. 14, 2016 photo, religious statue restorer Roberto Ramos retouches a plaster doll of infant Jesus at his workshop in La Paz, Bolivia. The Bolivian artist inherited the job from his grandfather and studied in Argentina’s School…
Month: December 2016
Bolivia: Living With Low Commodity Prices
International Monetary Funds reports: Bolivia: Living With Low Commodity Prices Growth expected to remain strong, but imbalances growing Key policy priorities: bringing down fiscal deficit, greater exchange rate flexibility Increasing private investment vital to boost future growth After a decade of substantial economic and social progress—supported by sound economic policies—Bolivia is being challenged by low…
In crisis, the alledged Bolivian economic armor
ANF reports in El Diario: ANF Analysis In crisis, the alledged economic armor The economy of the country suffered in 2016 and marked for the second consecutive year figures that reveal a stagnation leaving behind the discourse of the armored economy and the bonaza decade. ANALYSIS Although there was a growth of 4.7% in Gross…
Bolivia: Doctors Without Borders Ends Chagas Operations, Urges Ministry of Health to Take Over Comprehensive Care in Rural Areas
Relief Web reports from Médecins Sans Frontières: Bolivia: Doctors Without Borders Ends Chagas Operations, Urges Ministry of Health to Take Over Comprehensive Care in Rural Areas NEW YORK, DECEMBER 20, 2016—After 14 years of Chagas diagnoses, treatment and prevention efforts in Bolivia, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended its Chagas…
Wildlife for sale: Jaguars are the new trafficking victims in Bolivia
Mongabay reports: Bolivia introduced a general and indefinite ban on the wildlife trade two decades ago, but this measure has failed to stop the trafficking of wild animals. Birds, monkeys, turtles and reptiles that are in high demand as pets remain particularly vulnerable to wildlife crime. In recent years, jaguars (Panthera onca) have also become…
FLSmidth receives cement plant order in Bolivia
GlobeNewsWire reports: FLSmidth receives cement plant order in Bolivia COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FLSmidth to deliver a complete cement plant to FANCESA in Bolivia FLSmidth has received an order from Fábrica Nacional de Cemento SA (FANCESA) for the supply of equipment to facilitate a complete cement production line with a capacity of 2,100 tonnes per day including…
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